Sharifabad
شریف آباد | |
|---|---|
village | |
 Traditional architecture of the village | |
  Sharifabad | |
| Coordinates: 32°18′06″N 54°01′40″E / 32.30167°N 54.02778°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Yazd |
| County | Ardakan |
| City | Ardakan |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 4,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Sharifabad (Persian: شریف آباد)[a] is a neighborhood of the city of Ardakan in the Central District of Ardakan County, Yazd province, Iran. Sharifabad is one of the Zoroastrian centres of Iran, home to numerous Zoroastrian holy sites. Every summer, thousands of Zoroastrians from around the world gather here on pilgrimage.[2]
Sharifabad is also notable for the 1,000-year-old Qutbabad aqueduct that runs through the village. The village is home to both Muslims and Zoroastrians who worship separately and respect each other's beliefs.[3][4]
Sharifabad is present in the historical book of Rostam Biliwani, which recorded that the village was formerly called "Shahriabad" and later renamed "Sharafabad" before receiving its current name.
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 April 2024). "Sharifabad, Ardakan, Ardakan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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- ^ Oloonabadi, Seyyed Saeed Ahmadi, and Maryam Keramati Ardakani. The Role of Collective Memory in Linking the Old Parts of a City: a Case of Ardakan Proceedings of Heritage 2011 Conference Amman, Jordan. The Center for the Study of Architecture in Arab Region, 2011
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